Frankly, the Formula 1 life doesn't sound all that appealing to the 37-year-old NASCAR veteran.

“I can’t even get up early enough to watch those races, let alone compete in them," Bowyer said on Friday at Michigan International Speedway ahead of practice for Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. "I would love to (maybe test one). I know (Jeff) Gordon did that and have talked to him about that experience.

"It’s just amazing what those cars are capable of doing, but they look more like spaceships than race cars, if you ask me. I grew up in Kansas, and we didn’t have anything like that. We couldn’t even get the (TV) station that covered F1, so I don’t know. And I can’t understand the announcer that covers it anyway, so I don’t know about that."

One F1 event that does pique Bowyer's interest, however, might be the F1 Monaco Grand Prix -- the crown jewel of the Formula 1 series.

"I would like to go to that track that has all the boats on it, with those big yachts," Bowyer said. "If you can find me a rig like that to back up to the track and watch them when I retire, I’ll go with you -- how about that? You’d have to talk to everybody, though. I won’t be able to do that, either.”